Field Notes · Catnum 240589 · score 17 — high uncertainty
April 15: 10:15 AM. About 1/2 way to bridge on railroad. Clump of cedars on east side. In cedar 6 1/2' up. Nest one cold egg looks like cardinal. 4/17 8:27 AM: 3 warm eggs - 9 cardinals nest. 4/22 7:14 AM - 2 eggs + 0 warm. No bruises found 4 cardinals. 4/24 9:10 AM: same. Warm. No bruises 4 cardinals on nest (but dropped for only 30-40 seconds) cowbirds singing. 4/26 8:24 AM: same. 4 cardinals on nest. 5/8 11:26 AM: nest torn apart removed mess. Checked rest of cedar clump.
Metadata · Catnum 240589
Date17 Apr 1968
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height1.98 m (6.5 feet)
Nest Supportcedar
Nest Settingclump of cedars on east side
Nest NotesMultiple observations from April 15 to May 8. Initially found with one cold egg, then 3 warm eggs by April 17. By April 22 had 2 eggs plus empty shells, no bruises found. Cardinal observed on nest multiple times. Nest eventually torn apart and removed by May 8.
Further Details[24, 70 x 173] | II | 68-22
✦ Anecdote
The nest was monitored over nearly a month with detailed observations, but ultimately failed when it was found torn apart, suggesting predation or disturbance destroyed the nesting attempt.